Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) boasts many success stories, and recently highlighted the work of the Middle East Professional Learning Initiative (MEPLI). The initiative, co-founded by Amin Marei two years ago, aims to develop educational structures already in place in the region, by working directly with educators and system-level leaders. By doing so, MEPLI aims to support students with the means to lead sustainable lives. One of the initiative’s most notable programs is its Fellowship, which was piloted in Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon. It focuses on providing both formal and informal resources which broaden the tools available to teachers in the region, to better serve them. After the success of the first two Fellowship cohorts, MEPLI is already in discussions to extend their focus to other countries in the region. In an interview with Egyptian Streets, Associate Director and co-founder of MEPLI, Amin Marei, shared further insight into the initiative’s goals and mission, its personal success stories and his personal connection to it. Can you summarize the initiative and describe the importance of it? What drove you to start this initiative? How does it feel to watch it gain…
